Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-02
WHAT THEY WANT.
Citizens Who Ask for Street Pave.
mcnts, Gaslights, and Better Drainage.

Last evening meeting OF the property holders
OF the section OF the city bounded by New York
and New Jersey avenues Boundary and 1st street
east was held at Beulah Baptist church. corner OF
Sd and streets northwest, to take measures to
secure improvements in that section. About sixty
or seventy five citizens were present. Mr.. D. A.
Drtscoll presided, with Mr.. Patrick Qairk secre-
| tary. The chairman stated that q petition had
been drawn up and had already received the Sig
natures Of from three to five hundred. This petit
ton was reported by the committee and adopted as
the one to be presented to the Commissioners
Among the sigDers are B. II. Warner & Co., NJ. D.
Brainard, L. NJ. Saunders, Thomas Kirby, and
Ryon & Tracey, for Putnam. It says that the
petitioners dO most respectfully call your atten-
| tion to the almost impossible condition OF the
neighborhood bounded by the said Streets and
pray that you will use portion OF the apprOpria-
ton for the current year to put the said roads and
streets In such condition as will enable us to send
our children to church and school, and also that
we may be able to get fuel and groceries to our
homes. We also call your attention to the total
darkness of said streets at night, when 1t is not
safe for man, woman OR child to come out after
dark: Also the insufficient drainage OF that neigh
borhOod has been brought to the attention of the
board of health and your honorable body; also. to
the making OF public dumping ground for all the
filth of the different sewers and the refuse of the
parking commission and street SweepingS; there
FORE we desire your immediate attention, hoping
that having the welfare OF the community at large
| in your hands you will give this such fair and
it has been so long neglected"
Mr.. Robert Mcleod asked what the Commission
ers could do with the streets except to concrete
them.
Mr.. Driscoll, the chairman, said as it was now
there were but roads in that section anything
like passable, and they proposed to ask the Com
misSionerS to improve the streets, leaving the
manner OF the improvement to the Commissioners.
They should be put In sanitary condition at
least. They had letter from physician stating
emphatically that he would not drive over these
streets II the Commissioners would not give them
concrete they would take gravel
Mr.. Haney complained that there was no gas in
the vicinity. Mr.. Keefe complained that there
were no sidewalks; that some OF the streets are
not opened and the refuse Of the sewers is dumped
| on them. There were alleys he said, where the
water stands with scum six inches deep, and the
people were shaking with the chills. He had COM
planned to the authorities in vain.
1t was determined to keep up the organization
and Mr.. Dahl was elected vice president.
The following committee was appointed to pre-
sent the petition to the Commissioners: MeSSrS.
D. A. Driscoll, NJ. D. Bratnard, c. F. Rosenthal,
William F. Reamer. Thomas Henry, Robert NC
Leod, Ernest Dahl. William II. Mohler, Z. Bates,
Patrick Ouirk and J. E. Diver